In resolution 54/262, the General Assembly of the United
Nations decided to convene the
Second
World Assembly on Ageing in 2002, on the occasion of the twentieth
anniversary of the first World Assembly on Ageing which was held in Vienna
in 1982.
The Government of Spain will host the Second World Assembly on
Ageing in Madrid, from 8 to 12 April 2002. The Assembly will be devoted
to the overall review of the outcome of the first World Assembly, and to
the adoption of a revised plan of action including a long-term strategy
on ageing, in the context of a society for all ages.